Sabres clinch series vs. stubborn Falcons

CHARLOTTETOWN – It wasn’t easy, but the Belfast Sabres were finally able to eliminate the stubborn Sherwood Falcons in the Razzy’s P.E.I. Junior C Hockey League playoffs on Monday night.

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Despite finishing 31 points behind second-place Belfast in the regular season, the last-place Falcons gave the Sabres all they could handle as all four games in the best-of-five quarter-final series were decided by one goal.

The Sabres will now face the third-place and defending-champion Tignish Perry’s Construction Aces in the best-of-five semifinal. That series is expected to start in Belfast this weekend.

At the Cody Banks Arena in Charlottetown, Connor Lea’s goal at 5:09 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie for the Sabres. Cody McGuirk (1-1) and Mike McQuillan also scored for Belfast while Carter McLellan and Jack Panting added single helpers.